Self-lubricated caster socket and stem



ug- 30, 1932 w` H. NQELTING SELF LUBRICATED CASTER SOCKET AND STEM Filed Deo. 16, 1929 HEI.

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wm Al mm H w L M IFI? l F15. E Ti Patented' ug. 30, 1932 NOELUNGQ INniANe, Ass'IGNoR To FAUL'rLEss cAsfrER v coMPnNy, ornvANsvrLnn, INDIANA, A CORPORATION i snLr-Iiiiimicarnn cAsfrEn SOCKET 'AND `STEM y'1 .Application mea December 1e, 192s. seriaiNo. 414,297.

This invention relates self-lubricating caster socket and stem construction. f

fjThe' chiefV object, of vthis invention is to provide a caster Withra socket that will read-v ily swivel-the same and will' silently supportsaidcaster and such silence is obtainable by an anti-.squeaking construction providing a top 'bearing andan i',hrustbearing.v f

Y Anotherfobject ofthe invention is to provide'such a socketwith a positive anchorage of-a simpletype .whichis adapted to` anchor the socket to a furniture leg and which is also lfgbearing.' i Y `Asian incidentalfeature5 a socket ofthe aforesaid character isprovided with positive means fordetachably retaining a caster stem therein.4 frr adaptedto retain they anti-squeaking thrust- 'Ag Another featureof the invention consists in the' particular typesofselflubricating bearing constructions employed. v

-The full nature of' 4 the-invention will be Y more fully understoodzfromfthe accompany` 25 ing drawing and claims;

Iii-the drawing Fig: l is a'central sectional view of'a'caster socket embodying theinvenf Y e A y 32 and includes the stem gripping upper end tion-. e f

30T Fig 2 is a top plan view thereof. i

VFigf lis'fa central sectional view through a-modiiied form ofsocket. r

'Fig.4 -isajtop plan view thereof. v 'Figis av centralsectio'nal view through a '36 further' modified form of socket.

Figf isa top plan view-thereof.

1'Fig 7 is acentral sectional view through a lassociatedtherewith. l40' modied vform of'socket with a caster stem mouth at itslower end, defined by a'pair of spaced outwardlydirectedy ianges 22 and 23 forming a groove to receive a plate l24 'having 'the central aperture-25 therein.:

anti-squeaking lateraly and the following description.

Fig. 8 is Ta ftop plan View of the socket The track plate in spaced relation `to the aperture hasa Aperipheral series of upstanding barbs 26 formed by striking the same from the plate as at 27 and said barbs are positioned adjacent the periphery of the plate. The plate includes a depending skirt 28 and extending inwardly therefrom is an annular retaining flange 29. The plate shown in Fig. l is dished toward theaperture therein.

Mounted beneath the Plate and retained in A ed otherwise formed as hereinafter setforth and i otherwise illustrated. The top bearing disk 30 is herein shown retained within the tube and in position by a plurality of indentations 31 A stem retaining sleeve construction of relatively thin springmetal is indicated at 33 in the form of fingers and its lower end is anchored tothe tube by the outwardly directed klateral enlargement 34 that nests in -the similar portion 22 of the socket.- If

desired the sleeve may be extended as at 35 and laterally enlarged at the end thereof to form a groove between the portions 34 and 35 to clampingly embrace the similarly folrmed portionat the bottom end of the tu e.

A caster stem of the characterv illustrated in Fig. 7. may be readily mounted in or detachedfrom the socket.

In Figs. 3 and 4 a modified form of the invention is illustrated and in this form similar parts bear similar numerals of the 100 series.' This form of the invention differs from'that, shown inl Figs. l and 2 in that, first, the top bearing member is mounted in the topV of thetube vby press-fitting or the like,"secondly,the tube-adjacent the upper icc Qffff l t, Y w 1,875,112

n end ofthe sleeve 132 is reduced as at 136 to equitfalent anti-fricton lubricant type top; Y

an extent such that the reduced contnuabearing. a f tionv of the tube is in substantial cireumfer- The invention claimed is:

ential alignmentwith the top portion 132 l'. A easter socket comprisinga traek'plate l of the 'sleeve construction.

With a central aperture therein, a peripheral 70 In Figs',4 andv 6 amodiied'; ornigb the seriesof1-lupstandingbarbsgimspaeeglrelaton f Y invention: is illustrated Whereinelile lparts tothe;apertureyafsekettube clampiglyeon- 'j Y are provided With numerals of the ZQOzSeriesl, ,neetledlat its lower end tothe plate inthe cenperilherel@Skirtde-w, spiate-aneinander ,1s

thetube and plate @die f thisrm lef the inverti@ the Secket tral @Bertani-heredaai. tubeisredm'edfeti" SfuppelefdfeM236 pehdiegifrm" as bythe indentationsl, The topgbearing?,eonneetionandhavingaeentral opening reg-y d tending completelyv through the V Same asat` therefrom Dfor enagi'glthethrust member 9,02v

ingventonis illustrated nxwhich `like parts, thrustmemberisiexpesedibelovutheplne o "are indicated ,byk numerals 1,0,:'1the5 BQOeserieS.; theethrustmember retainingrmemldrr;

lnpthisiormvthe socketispreducedasatlxf2 AffCnstensocketaiwanprisirgagtrzekplatre@j Y, and-)is indentedvas jatzSBl .to retainlthegtop w'tlrQacentraluapertnre ther11,1;aeperipherale Y bearing adjafeentatheclosedf-top; B211.) y".The. series of upstanding barbs in spaedirelation `Elubrcarit'ftype ,-memberf-lincludesrja:topportothe apeiturgaesoeketitdbeclampinglycr 9% `Ytion 330. coated,with'a;Composition339.;ini` nested,at-itslewe-remito,thegplateinrtheeceia- Y 346 which: initurn is'fin Cylindrical Lalighmen'tf i, 'ing thereto, ,f whereby 1f-sSte1n"'fSenlargedasiat-34T to' retain-e Ibern: plaerozthe thrustgmemher retaimngieans. {191} Y plate 348 of the caster Wheel constructlonll 3. A.easter'socketeomprising afplateiwikm andfpossibly-,the sole constituents---v Thean-.f-` thetrackuplate;andgdepending?.theretxmne nular thrustwbearng; member BlOfsV provided-if theeperphery;@nlgummilaritlullstbeminggdieM ture 342 thereof= "The casterstemfshownin tube?'111111115113L andgmfea; tegjral andncludeslarreducedzprtiona adjaeentf` therefrom for Venc faging the thrust member A substantially. transx'ferseto-the; head2-portion; aperture and saidgnth With the'mainbodyspiortion o-the stein.: i yPhe sadgthlustimlnh 'lanpngly Connecting fthe plate? and Stem Ofrupstiandugbarhjsin .sreet relation@ vtcgethers"u f e As shown :in all fotfthe vforms of'theiinverf tion, fthe; trackMi plate# isg dished toward s' the; aperturejthefeofgfapgljf he aperture, a socket tube clampinglyconnectecls *v Y at its lowenenditoffthe fplatein .the-centi@ Lskirtd lid" aperturerandfthllaterallthrust b'earinglisalso-J ing' from the plate,

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